Lets go somewhere else with MeAngelo. I don't like him personally but as you say that doesn't count for anything and I agree.

He isn't a free safety.

He cannot tackle.

I repeat he cannot tackle.

MeAngelo, and the Skins, cannot tackle.

If you hated watching Vaccaro you will die laughing when watching MeAngelo at FS. Watch the angles he takes in any of the clips. Add in the fact he struggles to tackle effectively. Dash in with a little bit of undersized and we have ourselves Alan Ball 0.5 (even Alan Ball could tackle).

According to sources, the Cowboys have some interest in Chicago defensive end Amobi Okoye, New York Giants linebacker Chase Blackburn and New York Jets guard Matt Slauson.

Interesting names. We wanted Slauson last season via trade but it fell through so that's not shocking. Okoye would be a Marinelli guy so I'll reserve judgment. I don't see him as a defensive end that's for sure. Blackburn is another guy we had interest in but it materialized in the form of Dan Connor instead.

I'd be fine with Blackburn at a close to minimum contract which is the exact same the Giants have offered him.

Expect to see Ernie Sims to get name dropped eventually as well although that can probably wait until after the draft. Another name to toss around would be Laurent Robinson if his pay level comes back down to Earth. He was waived by the Jags and unless he gets a ton of offers I imagine his going rate will be low. Not sure it'll be low enough for us to bite though.

Expect to see Ernie Sims to get name dropped eventually as well although that can probably wait until after the draft. Another name to toss around would be Laurent Robinson if his pay level comes back down to Earth. He was waived by the Jags and unless he gets a ton of offers I imagine his going rate will be low. Not sure it'll be low enough for us to bite though.

i was talking to some jags fans on their board a month ago and i asked what would be the chance they cut laurent robinson, the most insightful reply was if they do cut robinson it will probably mean he's being forced to retire after he had 3 concussion this past year. if they thought he could play they wouldn't be so willing to eat all the dead money

Lets go somewhere else with MeAngelo. I don't like him personally but as you say that doesn't count for anything and I agree.

He isn't a free safety.

He cannot tackle.

I repeat he cannot tackle.

MeAngelo, and the Skins, cannot tackle.

If you hated watching Vaccaro you will die laughing when watching MeAngelo at FS. Watch the angles he takes in any of the clips. Add in the fact he struggles to tackle effectively. Dash in with a little bit of undersized and we have ourselves Alan Ball 0.5 (even Alan Ball could tackle).

Those are funny, but also pretty inaccurate. DeAngelo has always been a good tackler and he's still a great talent.

As I mentioned, the big question is desire. Those plays specifically looked to be plays where he could care less which is scary.

But thinking back to Cowboys vs Skins last year, he made plays. He can still be as good as he wants to be

I DO...I hated TO. I hated the fact we signed him and then he ended up being a cancer that we released. DHall is past his prime.

I hated T.O. But 38 TD's in 3 years made me forget a lot of things...

Roy Williams on the other hand..

It's all about production.

I agree Hall is past his prime, and Im not trying to make a strong argument in favor of signing him, but as a rumor I thought it was interesting and had some positives about it.

Would really narrow down the focus in the draft, put a veteran presence at a position of need, and it's a guy who still has talent but the question is motivation.

I'd still rather have Cyprien over Huff or DeAngelo, but I also wouldn't hate their acquisitions in the way I hated the additions of Connor and Bernadeau last year, who I thought were complete wastes of money.

I honestly don't think we make that decision until after the draft. If Vacarro or Cyprien fall into our laps we will probably sign a mid level FA that could start in a pinch. If we wait until the 3/4 round to grab someone like Duke or Thomas we might get into signing the best available stop gap left in FA in anticipation of a larger learning curve. Plus at this moment we have no money to spend until Romo gets extended or the team decides to sign Spencer long term ( which I hope they don't).

I honestly don't think we make that decision until after the draft. If Vacarro or Cyprien fall into our laps we will probably sign a mid level FA that could start in a pinch. If we wait until the 3/4 round to grab someone like Duke or Thomas we might get into signing the best available stop gap left in FA in anticipation of a larger learning curve. Plus at this moment we have no money to spend until Romo gets extended or the team decides to sign Spencer long term ( which I hope they don't).

It's still early and more FA signings could change the draft landscape but I've read a few articles that suggest Dallas would need to move in front of STL to get Vacarro.

Most think he won't make it to 18.

I'd take Cyprien at 18 if that's the case. I'm also assuming Sheldon Richardson and both Cooper&Warmack are gone at that point, otherwise I'd have to consider them as well.

Any of those 5 guys would be a great addition to the team though. Richardson is athletic enough to play LDE and DT. Would offer a lot of versatility to the DL.

Interesting enough I've seen some reports that the Bucs are high on Vaccaro and wouldn't mind pulling trigger at #13 to pair him with Barron. I think 18 is too rich of a pick for Cyprien but I know you are high on him. I don't think we need to rehash another three page discussion about where he should go.

It will be interesting both guards, Vaccaro and Richardson are gone by the time they are on the clock. I could see them going with Berlin Wall as a long term option at LE behind Spencer. I also wouldn't sleep on one of the wideouts being an option if Jerry doesn't look for a trade down.

I just hope we don't trade up, there are plenty of good prospects I the top 100 that could help the team now.

Been highly critical of him during his career, but we've finally moved to the scheme that fits him best and we cut him. mmk. *shrugs*

This team has difficulty sometimes knowing when to keep and when to dump players.

I'm with you, meh on releasing Spears but I kinda wanted to see how he played the 1-tech in a 4-3. Always thought he'd be better suited there instead of a 5-tech in the 3-4. We actually talked about it a lot here, I know BBD wanted to see him in that role too.

Cyprien has a super cool name and made a name for himself at the Senior Bowl but is everyone evaluating him correctly? A 1st round suggestion seems to be based on too much hype.

I definitely had him as a late first round guy before the senior bowl and combine after Josh Norris brought him to my attention.

Standing out at the senior bowl, looking great at the combine, and running a 4.5 40 was really just frosting on the cake for me.

I know both Norris and Matt Miller have Cyprien and Vacarro going in the 1st right now.

Take a good, hard look at him and you'll see what the hype is about. Thick, powerful build with great functional speed and range. Big hitter. Ball skills.

The guy is the total package and would be a no brainier if not for playing at FIU.

As I've said before, the one thing that Vacarro & Elam have over him is versatility because they have so much experience in the slot. However, I doubt the Cowboys will be asking the safeties to drop down into slot in Kiffin's scheme.

That's not to say Cyprien can't be just as effective in coverage either. He doesn't have the experience in man coverage but his range is outstanding, especially when you consider his size.

Plus, the whole idea is that Carter & Lee are athletic enough to play the TE with safety help over the top. This scheme isn't typically going to be set up for the safeties to match up 1 on 1 with TE's.

Interesting enough I've seen some reports that the Bucs are high on Vaccaro and wouldn't mind pulling trigger at #13 to pair him with Barron. I think 18 is too rich of a pick for Cyprien but I know you are high on him. I don't think we need to rehash another three page discussion about where he should go.

It will be interesting both guards, Vaccaro and Richardson are gone by the time they are on the clock. I could see them going with Berlin Wall as a long term option at LE behind Spencer. I also wouldn't sleep on one of the wideouts being an option if Jerry doesn't look for a trade down.

I just hope we don't trade up, there are plenty of good prospects I the top 100 that could help the team now.

Bucs signed Goldson to pair with Barron. I've seen it said by multiple people today that they now believe the Bucs are neck and neck with Seattle for best safety tandem in the league.

I really like what Tampa is doing on both sides of the ball. It pretty much all hinges on Freeman at this point. They've put together a really nice squad with a good mix of youth & vets.

Been highly critical of him during his career, but we've finally moved to the scheme that fits him best and we cut him. mmk. *shrugs*

This team has difficulty sometimes knowing when to keep and when to dump players.

In fairness to the team, Spears was given an opportunity to 1-gap with Wade and Ryan, which was supposed to benefit him as opposed to Parcells 2-gaping and he still sucked. I just don't think he was ever a good player. Tarzan/Jane guy.